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CALIF. PRISON SYS1 M tNST *U'tS MASS 1 LOCK-INj
INMATES CON KfcD TO .ROUND THE CLUCK
Lit JtATION Né
SA FRANCISCO (LNS; - n _: s .1 ths most massive lo^k-j ; :.nab , v ■ . California
major prison, arj being he .id in tne-,; ceils around
the clock in what prison officials say ..7 ,4-1 effort
to end an increase in riolence in the prison system.
"Nobody should start thinking this is just another
ordinary lock-up," warned the director oî the St
Department of Corrections, Raymond Procunier, ominously.
The lock-in action began ea_ > Ln Deoembe
Deuel Vocaticnal institute it Tras> and has sp .ad
to San Quentin, Soledad and Folsom prisons Inma
at these institutions are j. lowed _ût of the Is
only for meals, Phi.„p Guthrie, chief 3f communit)
correctional for the Department, said it *_. hoped
that the security measures would be ended b_:
Christmas, but emphasized that unlocking would b. ng
"some fairly drastic changes from the wa> we' e operated in the past 20 to 30 years "
Certainly, no one would argu< changes are
needed .in the state's correctional facilities 5ince
January there have been i*6 stabbings in the r.„-on
system resulting in 20 deaths. All of tne deaths,
except one,were inmates.
But the move to curb prison violence with more
repressive actions was quicki> attacked oy several
organizations involved in prisoner support work,
Paul N, Halvonik o£ the American Civil Liberties
Union termed the around the clock lock-in "a response of an imbecile," He said that, it was "an outrage tc these powerless people as part of a pub'
city campaign, , .its effect can only be tö degrade
and dehumanize inmates,"
Halvonik, along with represent at 0- co .t the
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, charged
that the lcck-in had been imposed by prison or_
only tc strengthen their call foi more prison fa
ities, "The correctional crowd is misleading e
one and the newspapers seem to have fallen tc
said Jessica Miti*brd, the author who has been a
critic of the U.S. penal system
Steve Wasserman of the National Lawye 1
stressed that "penning peopli -.
like placing a lid on a teapot t u
and that may fit into their pla among
inmates is the reasonable prediction __ wh
lock-up will do,"
In response to critics, Guthries said that one
idea that the lock-in was jest a publi
is "just baloney", Then, as .1 to confirm a eryone's
worst fears, he revealed that inmates axe now being
classified and that those that prison authorities
feèl are "more inclined to commit acts .1 Lolence"
would be segregated,
-30-
************** ***K***-^*****-* ■ " - ' * - ' - * " ■■■ - - ■ * - * * " * * * *"*
Don't forget ta let us know a you have a
change of address....with love and solidarlt)
In the new year from LNS
CHICAGO OLD PEOPLE SIT-IN AT FOOD CHAIN OFFICES
TO DEMAND LOWER PRICES
LIBERATION News Service
CHICAGO *LNS)--What does it mean to be old in
this country in these days of high prices? Fully
half the elderly have incomes averaging less than
$75 a week,- and many have to depend on a social
security check of $82,50 for food, rents clothing,
and medical care. In Chicago, 22% of people over
65 receive less than the current poverty income of
$1,773 per persan.
A group called the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Senior Citizens Council; composed, o£ representatives
from s. eral hundred senior citizens group in the
_it> Mas successfu year in forcing the Chicago Transit Authority to premanently reduce fares
1.0 people ceo o3 from 45<f to 20,. Now they are
ng to secure a 20% discount on all grocery items
:o elder!) people at Jewel rood stores, the larg-
superinarket -hain In the Chicago area. Jewel
stores, which are patronized by many old people has
steadily increased profits and sales over the last
S ye ars,
After a rally of 450 elderly people on November 12--at which the demand for a 20% discount was
raised,, along with a demand for an order and delivery service--since it is difficult for many elderly
peopie to even get to the stores--the Senior Citizens Council requested a meeting with Jewel representatives. When Jews! proposed only times that
would be impossible for many old people to come,
a delegation of 50 elderly peopie went to Jewel's
Melrose Park office and sat in.
They arrived at 11:15 am., were told that all
executives wete out, and sat = nging songs, (Jewel
turned up the auzak n fet wi.) Finally at
1 30, the,, _- pens., A meeting was arranged,
and on x-> ettbei 29, foul vice presidents read a state.
ment from th -dent of Jewel, which said that
the> couldn't give a discount because it would go
"against c Lic> of low prices to everyone,"
Jen .0 offered to help them get on food
.nd the vise-president in charge of consumed to set up a team to teach old people ..
hovi to shop better. Jewel also recommended that the
old people buy Jewel's own brand, and said it would
.d ertise sales on the day social security checks
..me, Both of these suggestions would benefit Jewel
more th^an shoppers.
The Senior Citizens Council is considering the
sibility of a petition campaign or boycott to
force Jewel to meet their demands for a discount,
hopefully to set a precedent,
•30-
[Thanks to Workers
in this story,]
id for the information
. „ t » * * *., »,.. * *... 4. * *.. ******'************„_**************
Eight men worked with Ho Chi Minh in 1945 and
he gave each of them a single name in Vietnamese.
When you put them together they say "Long Resistance
Will Surely Lead to Victory" (Truong Ky Khang Chien
Nhat Dinh Faang Loij
Page 3
LIBERATION New: Set ic.
;#5
December 19, 1973
more,

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CALIF. PRISON SYS1 M tNST *U'tS MASS 1 LOCK-INj
INMATES CON KfcD TO .ROUND THE CLUCK
Lit JtATION Né
SA FRANCISCO (LNS; - n _: s .1 ths most massive lo^k-j ; :.nab , v ■ . California
major prison, arj being he .id in tne-,; ceils around
the clock in what prison officials say ..7 ,4-1 effort
to end an increase in riolence in the prison system.
"Nobody should start thinking this is just another
ordinary lock-up" warned the director oî the St
Department of Corrections, Raymond Procunier, ominously.
The lock-in action began ea_ > Ln Deoembe
Deuel Vocaticnal institute it Tras> and has sp .ad
to San Quentin, Soledad and Folsom prisons Inma
at these institutions are j. lowed _ût of the Is
only for meals, Phi.„p Guthrie, chief 3f communit)
correctional for the Department, said it *_. hoped
that the security measures would be ended b_:
Christmas, but emphasized that unlocking would b. ng
"some fairly drastic changes from the wa> we' e operated in the past 20 to 30 years "
Certainly, no one would argu< changes are
needed .in the state's correctional facilities 5ince
January there have been i*6 stabbings in the r.„-on
system resulting in 20 deaths. All of tne deaths,
except one,were inmates.
But the move to curb prison violence with more
repressive actions was quicki> attacked oy several
organizations involved in prisoner support work,
Paul N, Halvonik o£ the American Civil Liberties
Union termed the around the clock lock-in "a response of an imbecile" He said that, it was "an outrage tc these powerless people as part of a pub'
city campaign, , .its effect can only be tö degrade
and dehumanize inmates"
Halvonik, along with represent at 0- co .t the
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, charged
that the lcck-in had been imposed by prison or_
only tc strengthen their call foi more prison fa
ities, "The correctional crowd is misleading e
one and the newspapers seem to have fallen tc
said Jessica Miti*brd, the author who has been a
critic of the U.S. penal system
Steve Wasserman of the National Lawye 1
stressed that "penning peopli -.
like placing a lid on a teapot t u
and that may fit into their pla among
inmates is the reasonable prediction __ wh
lock-up will do"
In response to critics, Guthries said that one
idea that the lock-in was jest a publi
is "just baloney", Then, as .1 to confirm a eryone's
worst fears, he revealed that inmates axe now being
classified and that those that prison authorities
feèl are "more inclined to commit acts .1 Lolence"
would be segregated,
-30-
************** ***K***-^*****-* ■ " - ' * - ' - * " ■■■ - - ■ * - * * " * * * *"*
Don't forget ta let us know a you have a
change of address....with love and solidarlt)
In the new year from LNS
CHICAGO OLD PEOPLE SIT-IN AT FOOD CHAIN OFFICES
TO DEMAND LOWER PRICES
LIBERATION News Service
CHICAGO *LNS)--What does it mean to be old in
this country in these days of high prices? Fully
half the elderly have incomes averaging less than
$75 a week,- and many have to depend on a social
security check of $82,50 for food, rents clothing,
and medical care. In Chicago, 22% of people over
65 receive less than the current poverty income of
$1,773 per persan.
A group called the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Senior Citizens Council; composed, o£ representatives
from s. eral hundred senior citizens group in the
_it> Mas successfu year in forcing the Chicago Transit Authority to premanently reduce fares
1.0 people ceo o3 from 45 ettbei 29, foul vice presidents read a state.
ment from th -dent of Jewel, which said that
the> couldn't give a discount because it would go
"against c Lic> of low prices to everyone"
Jen .0 offered to help them get on food
.nd the vise-president in charge of consumed to set up a team to teach old people ..
hovi to shop better. Jewel also recommended that the
old people buy Jewel's own brand, and said it would
.d ertise sales on the day social security checks
..me, Both of these suggestions would benefit Jewel
more th^an shoppers.
The Senior Citizens Council is considering the
sibility of a petition campaign or boycott to
force Jewel to meet their demands for a discount,
hopefully to set a precedent,
•30-
[Thanks to Workers
in this story,]
id for the information
. „ t » * * *., »,.. * *... 4. * *.. ******'************„_**************
Eight men worked with Ho Chi Minh in 1945 and
he gave each of them a single name in Vietnamese.
When you put them together they say "Long Resistance
Will Surely Lead to Victory" (Truong Ky Khang Chien
Nhat Dinh Faang Loij
Page 3
LIBERATION New: Set ic.
;#5
December 19, 1973
more,